[aprssig] New Open Source APRS Client Project (aprssig: to exclusive)

[Scott Miller]

I'd also agree that VB6 is likely to be a pain.  If a developer wanted 
to get the most bang for the buck, I'd say the best approach would be to 
start porting Xastir to Windows.

Scott
N1VG

Bob Poortinga wrote:
> "Joseph M. Durnal" wrote:
> 
>>> VB6 probably wasn't the best choice, but that may be
>>> what was available.
> 
> Jason KE4NYV replies:
> 
>> That is exactly the case.  I have been programming off
>> and on with VB6 and it's the only language I have any
>> kind of grasp on.
> 
> "Joseph M. Durnal"  wrote:
> 
>>> I suggest looking into Visual Basic 2008 Express
>>> Edition.  It is free.
> 
> Jason KE4NYV replues:
> 
>> I'll look into that.  I actually have a copy of VB.net
>> but I have zero time to try to learn it.  From what I
>> have read so far, just getting over the "threading" in
>> .net is enough to make you pull your hair out.
> 
> Based on my personal experience as a developer in Visual Basic and
> many other languages,  Visual Basic is about the worst choice you
> could make.  It is proprietary, quirky, difficult to document, doesn't
> play well with source code control systems, leads to poor programming
> habits, is very version dependent, creates installation problems, etc.
> You get the picture.
> 
> At this point, my recommendation would be Python.  Yes, you would have
> to learn a new language, but the time invested would be paid back in
> development, debugging, and support time save.  In addition, Python
> is a true Open Source language that is supported on both Windows and
> Linux.  Imagine a single application running on both OS'es.  For example,
> the popular WSJT package is written in Python and is supported on
> both  Windows and Linux.
> 
> I also think that you would find more good coders willing to work on a
> Python project than you would with VB.
> 
> I have done a good deal of software over the years and the choices
> that you make at the beginning you have to live with or you have to
> start over.  Think long term.  VB is likely to become obsolete in the
> future, but Python will continue to grow and be supported.
> 
> 73 de